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Forest restoration and integrative management.

This report presents the educational concept developed under the MOSAIC project to support training in adaptive management of protective forests in the Alpine region. The concept combines Forest Living Labs, marteloscope training plots and the I+Trainer digital application to help forestry professionals assess and improve forest resilience to climate-related hazards. It introduces key indicators and indexes for evaluating protective functions against rockfall, avalanches, landslides and erosion, while providing practical silvicultural and biotechnical management measures. The document also outlines a training curriculum based on field exercises, simulations and collaborative learning, offering a practical framework for capacity building and climate-resilient protective forest management.

Der Artikel beschreibt die Bedeutung von Baummikrohabitaten für den Erhalt der Biodiversität in bewirtschafteten Wäldern. Im Mittelpunkt steht das europäische Projekt Integrate+, das Marteloskope und digitale Werkzeuge nutzt, um die Auswirkungen forstlicher Entscheidungen auf Natur- und Wirtschaftswerte sichtbar zu machen. Vorgestellt wird zudem ein standardisierter Katalog von Baummikrohabitaten, der die Erfassung und Bewertung von Strukturen wie Höhlen, Totholz, Rissen oder Pilzvorkommen ermöglicht. Die Publikation zeigt, wie Habitatbäume und Mikrohabitate zum Schutz gefährdeter Arten beitragen und Naturschutzaspekte besser in die nachhaltige Waldbewirtschaftung integriert werden können.

This document provides a standardized field guide for identifying and recording tree microhabitats in forests. Developed within the Integrate+ project, it supports forest managers, inventory teams, educators, and researchers in assessing habitat features that are essential for biodiversity conservation. The guide presents a comprehensive classification system with codes, definitions, illustrations, and descriptions of microhabitats such as cavities, deadwood, bark structures, wounds, fungi, epiphytes, nests, and other specialized habitat features. By improving the identification and retention of habitat trees and biodiversity-rich structures, the guide helps integrate nature conservation objectives into sustainable forest management and supports the protection of species that depend on old trees, deadwood, and microhabitats.